2021-2022 Register of Champion Trees for Montgomery County

2021-2022

“Mature Trees: The Greatest Climate-Protecting Technology Ever Devised” –

Brooke Jarvis3

Dear Reader,

Planting trees and reforestation efforts have always been at the heart of the Montgomery County Forestry Board’s mission. In 1989, the Board launched its first champion tree contest (results of which have grown into this bi-annual Register of Champion Trees).

We have celebrated our champion trees for their beauty, for the inspiration they offer spiritually and historically, and for the general awe they inspire in us.

In the face of critical challenges to our climate and the environment, we hope this 2021-2022 Register of Champion Trees will increase your appreciation of the contribution these celebrated trees make to the stability of our environment and climate, as well as the value of investing in their health and well-being.

Montgomery County Forestry Board, April 2021

On CoverNew State Champion Water Oak, Quercus nigra, Bethesda

2 • 2021-2022 Register of Champion Trees

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850

Marc Elrich Coun t y Ex e c u t i v e

www.montgomerycountymd.gov

April 2021

Dear Friends,

The Montgomery County Forestry Board has worked for close to 30 years to honor champion trees across the County. This year, it is my pleasure to introduce the 2021-2022 Register of Champion Trees for Montgomery County. Our enthusiastic, hardworking residents have nominated new trees for this register, and Forestry Board members have diligently measured, calculated, and recorded these nominees. This year, the register boasts 38 new county champions and a total of 214 champions and co-champions. My appreciation goes out to all of you whose input and efforts keep the recognition of our champion trees in the public eye.

Big trees like the champions listed here bring untold benefits to our environment. As we

continue to combat climate change, it is especially important to appreciate not just the beauty of these champion trees but the extraordinary contributions they make. Ongoing research is revealing the extent to which older and larger trees filter pollutants from the air we breathe and the water we drink; provide food, shelter and nesting for a large variety of wildlife; and shade and cool our homes, offices, roads and parking lots. And they are true champions of sequestering carbon – the larger the tree, the greater the potential to store carbon and slow climate change.

I encourage you to visit one of the champion trees accessible to the public. This Arbor

Day, may your appreciation be increased for trees large and small for the benefits they bring to this world.

Sincerely,

Marc Elrich County Executive

[email protected] www.mcmdforestryboard.org • 3

Easily viewable significant trees accessible to the publicTown/Area Tree Location Coordinates (N,W) ADA Accessible

Bethesda* White Oak Rock Creek Park, Rockville Pike and Beach Drive 39.02227, -77.10223 Yes

* Big Leaf Magnolia McGrillis Gardens 39.00821, -77.14051 No

Brookeville * Swamp White Oak Hawlings River Stream Valley 39.18206, -77.03744 No

Chevy Chase * Blue Atlas Cedar Audubon Naturalist Society 39.00384, -77.06706 Yes

Village of Chevy Chase * Bur Oak Chevy Chase 38.96783, -77.07812 Yes

Dickerson

* Silver Maple C & O Canal Historical National Park, Lock 26 39.19080, -77.47131 Yes

* * Sycamore Dickerson Conservation Park 39.19890, -77.47208 No

* Cottonwood Dickerson Conservation Park 39.19866, -77.47240 No

Gaithersburg* * * English Elm Goshen Elm Conservation Park 39.17249, -77.18943 Yes

* Osage Orange Seneca Creek State Park 39.15142, -77.24945 Yes

Glen Echo * * Shumard Oak C & O Canal National Historical Park 38.96265, -77.13817 No

Potomac * Chestnut Oak Blockhouse Point, Calithea Trail 39.06421, -77.31806 No

Rockville* * Goldenraintree Rockville Civic Center Park 39.08559, -77.12913 Yes

* * Smoothleaf Elm Rockville Civic Center Park 39.08669, -77.12896 Yes

Sandy Spring * * White Ash Auburn Village Drive 39.14418, -77.02060 Yes

Silver Spring* Yellow Buckeye Sligo Creek Park 39.00556, -77.01290 Yes

* Yellowwood Sligo Creek Park 38.99738, -77.00930 Yes

Sunshine * * Butternut Patuxent River State Park 39.23901, -77.05778 Yes

Wheaton* * Paperbark Maple Brookside Gardens 39.05822, -77.03695 Yes

* Himalayan Pine Brookside Gardens 39.05952, -77.03490 Yes

* County Champion ** State Champion *** National Champion GPS Coordinates: No symbol = North - = West ADA = Meeting ADA accessiblilty guidelines for viewing

A larger list of publicly viewable significant trees with GPS coordinates can be found at mcmdforestryboard.org.

White Oak, Quercus alba “The Linden Oak,” North Bethesda

New State Champion Water Oak, Quercus nigra, Bethesda

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http://mcmdforestryboard.org/

Black Gum, Nyssa sylvatica, Norwood. Following the ten-year re-measurement required by American Forests, this Black Gum remains the State Champion. It first appeared on the cover of the 2007 Register.


“Urban forest carbon sequestration and air pollution removal along with other environmental impacts of urban forests (e.g., water quality improvement, lower air temperatures, reduced ultraviolet radiation loads) need to be better incorporated within local and regional planning efforts to improve environmental quality and enhance the quality of urban life.” 4

COMMON NAME GENUS & SPECIES STATUS CIRCUMINCHES

HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Alder, Smooth Alnus serrulata N 13 19 13 35

Gaithersburg / Own: IWL, Montgomery Chapter / Nom: Tighe Holden

Apple Malus pumila ‘Flower of Kent’ I 98 25 41 133

Gaithersburg / Own: National Institutes of Health / Nom: Patrick Murphy

Apple Malus sylvestris N 72 28 33 108

Silver Spring / Own: Joseph Kaiser / Nom: Joseph Kaiser

Apricot, Japanese Prunus mume I 24 20 22 50

Silver Spring / Own: Keith Miller & Debra Street / Nom: Joe Howard

Arborvitae, Green Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ I 107 51 36 167

Silver Spring / Own: Michael Howe / Nom: Donna Will

Ash, Green Fraxinus pennsylvanica N 191 109 82 321

Boyds / Own: Unknown / Nom: Tighe Holden

Ash, White Fraxinus americana N 245 97 94.5 366

Sandy Spring / Own: M-NCPPC, NW Branch SVP / Nom: Dominic Quattrocchi

Aspen, Bigtooth Populus grandidentata N 87 111 33 206

Gaithersburg / Own: M-NCPPC, Rock Creek SVP / Nom: Tighe Holden

Baldcypress Taxodium distichum N 131 90 43 232

Wheaton / Own: M-NCPPC, Brookside Gardens / Nom: Tighe Holden

Basswood, American Tilia americana N 157 104 73 279

Olney / Own: Oliver & Tricia Hamann / Nom: Joli McCathran

Beech, American Fagus grandifolia N 225 122 97 371

Derwood / Own: Brian Gurka / Nom: Montgomery County Forestry Board

Beech, Purple Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’ I 203 72 88 297

Bethesda / Own: Rochambeau French International School / Nom: Joe Howard

Beech, Purple Weeping Fagus sylvatica ‘pendula’ I 109 38 59 162


Beech, Roundleaf European Fagus sylvatica ‘Rotundifolia’ I 53 34 45 98

Garrett Park / Own: Town of Garrett Park / Nom: Phil Normandy

Birch, Gray Betula populifolia N 63 66 39.5 139

Dickerson / Own: Don Pleasants / Nom: Joe Howard, Joli McCathran

Birch, River Betula nigra N 160 76 77 255

Silver Spring / Own: M-NCPPC, Pilgrim Hills Local Park / Nom: Tighe Holden

Birch, Sweet (Black) Betula lenta N 67 101 36 177

Potomac / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Tighe Holden

Boxelder Acer negundo N 165 43 59 223

Brookeville / Own: Paul Arey / Nom: Paul Arey

Boxelder Acer negundo N 149 54 69 220

Silver Spring / Own: Sarah Newcomb / Nom: Sarah Newcomb

Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra N 99 56 54 169


Buckeye, Red Aesculus pavia N 50 38 33 96

Wheaton / Own: M-NCPPC, Brookside Gardens / Nom: Phil Normandy


National Champ

State Champ

N Native

NNI Non-Native Invasive

I Introduced/Non-native

Nom Nominator

Own Owner

CIRCUM CircumferenceKE

Y



Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deodara, Chevy Chase. Brand new and beautiful County and State Champion


HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Buckeye, Yellow Aesculus flava N 152 80 57.5 246

Silver Spring / Own: M-NCPPC, Sligo Creek SVP / Nom: Joe Howard

Butternut Juglans cinerea N 216 86 73 320

Brookeville / Own: State of Maryland, Patuxent River State Park / Nom: Tighe Holden

Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis N 16 18 17 38

Gaithersburg / Own: M-NCPPC, Muddy Branch Greenway Trail / Nom: Tighe Holden

Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa N 216 73 85 310

Rockville / Own: Gerard Boquel / Nom: Joe Howard

Catalpa, Southern Catalpa bignonioides N 244 67 83.5 332

Gaithersburg / Own: Clark & Marie Day / Nom: Joe Howard

Cedar, Alaska Xanthocyparis nookatensis ‘Pendula’ I 50 56 26.5 113

Wheaton / Own: M-NCPPC, Brookside Gardens / Nom: Conservation Montgomery

Cedar, Blue Atlas Cedrus atlantica I 125 83 56 222

Chevy Chase / Own: Audubon Naturalist Society / Nom: Joe Howard

Cedar, Deodar Cedrus deodara I 140 90 69 247

Chevy Chase / Own: Nick Morriss / Nom: Nicholas Morriss

Cedar, Lebanon var. stenocoma

Cedrus libani var. ‘stenocoma’ I 119 90 44 220

Chevy Chase / Own: Chevy Chase Rec Assn Inc/Outdoor Nursery School / Nom: Barbara Hutchinson

Cedar, Stinking Torreya taxifolia N 7 15 8 24

Potomac / Own: Diane Lewis / Nom: Diane Lewis

Cherry, Black Prunus serotina N 178 99 80 297

Burtonsville / Own: Doris & Joanne Rowzee / Nom: Tighe Holden

Cherry, Kwanzan Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ N 129 36 46.5 171

Ashton / Own: Derek Jackson / Nom: Joli McCathran

Cherry, Sweet Prunus avium N 143 84 65 243

Bethesda / Own: Jean Parker / Nom: Jean Parker

Cherry, Sweet Prunus avium N 134 89 59.5 238

Chevy Chase / Own: M-NCPPC, Capital Crescent Trail / Nom: Nathaniel Simon

Cherry, Weeping Prunus subhirtella var pendula I 185 51 66 253

Silver Spring / Own: Roberto Mosin / Nom: Tighe Holden

Cherry, Yoshino Prunus x yedoensis I 165 48 65 229

Silver Spring / Own: Alexander & Lisa Greenwell / Nom: Joan Shih Carducci

Chestnut, American Castanea dentata N 54 70 32 132

Germantown / Own: Bethel World Outreach Ministries / Nom: Ron Kuipers

Chestnut, Chinese Castanea mollissima I 138 52 73 208

Rockville / Own: Charles C. Grimes / Nom: Mary Howard

Chestnut, Chinese Castanea mollissima I 144 45 59.5 204

Brinklow / Own: Linda Perry / Nom: Vince Fillah


National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y

“37%: The part that ‘natural climate solutions’ could play between now and 2030 to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees C.” 3



State Champion Kobus Magnolia, Magnolia kobus, Kensington In leaf, in bloom, and Joe Howard gracing its magnificent trunk

“A sweeping study of forests around the world finds that the older the tree, the greater its potential to store carbon and slow climate change. The 38 researchers from 15 countries found that 97 percent of trees from more than 400 species studied grew more quickly as they aged, thus absorbing more carbon.”6

National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


YCOMMON NAME GENUS & SPECIES STATUS CIRCUM

INCHESHT

FEETCROWN

FEETTOTAL

POINTS

Chinafir, Common Cunninghamia lanceolata I 106 48 45 165

Kensington / Own: Town of Kensington / Nom: Pierre Gagne

Chinafir, Common Cunninghamia lanceolata I 111 40 37 160

Kensington / Own: Elizabeth Mansfield / Nom: Jim Harris

Chinese parasol Tree Firmiana simplex I 29 35 23 63


Chinquapin, Allegheny Castanea pumila var. pumila N 25 22 30.5 55

Bethesda / Own: National Institutes of Health / Nom: Brandon Hartz

Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus N 198 106 77 323

Brookeville / Own: Nick Weber / Nom: Nicholas Weber

Cottonwood, Eastern Populus deltoides N 194 125 75 338

Dickerson / Own: M-NCPPC, Dickerson Conservation Park / Nom: Montgomery County Forestry Board

Crabapple Malus angustifolia I 112 45 40 167

Rockville / Own: Academy Development Partners, LLC / Nom: Tighe Holden

Cryptomeria, Japanese Cryptomeria japonica I 87 82 44 180

Silver Spring / Own: Stephen Frost & Barbara Matthews / Nom: Stephen Frost

Cypress, Leyland X Cupressocyparis leylandii I 88 48 35 145

Bethesda / Own: David & Elisa Bauman / Nom: Tighe Holden

Devils-walkingstick Aralia spinosa N 18 20 11 41

Rockville / Own: Eileen & Rick Mencia / Nom: Joe Howard

Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida N 72 36 41 118

North Bethesda / Own: M-NCPPC, Josiah Henson Park / Nom: Holly Thomas

Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida N 75 34 40 119

Gaithersburg / Own: Emory Grove Optimal Learning Center / Nom: Holly Thomas

Dogwood, Kousa Cornus kousa I 76 32 44 119

Rockville / Own: Nancy & Tom Madden / Nom: Meredith Williams

Dogwood, Pagoda Cornus controversa I 28 35 34 72

Silver Spring / Own: Montgomery County, ROW / Nom: Joe Howard, Joli McCathran

Dove-tree Davidia involucrata I 54 29 43.5 94

Cloverly / Own: Anthony Doyle / Nom: Joe Howard

Elm, American Ulmus americana N 255 84 105.5 369

Chevy Chase / Own: Inga Barry & Robert Bernstein / Nom: Robert Bernstein

Elm, Chinese Ulmus parvifolia I 105 86 57 205

Bethesda / Own: Society of American Foresters / Nom: Joe Howard

Elm, English Ulmus procera I 267 115 113 410

Gaithersburg / Own: M-NCPPC and MCDOT, Goshen Elm Park / Nom: Steven Zepnick

Elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila NNI 207 89 100 321

Silver Spring / Own: Scott Schneider & Miriam Struck / Nom: Scott Schneider

Elm, Slippery Ulmus rubra N 92 89 67 198

Carderock / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Ralph Buglass

Elm, Smoothleaf Ulmus carpinifolia I 233 95 93 353

Rockville / Own: City of Rockville, Civic Center Park / Nom: Steve Mader


National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y


Sassafras, Sassafras albidumSilver Spring


“replacing large older trees with new growth may seem sustainable at face value but losing the more efficient mechanism of carbon sequestration as a means of mitigating the effects of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide cannot be overstated.” 1

National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner



INCHESHT

FEETCROWN

FEETTOTAL

POINTS

Evodia, Korean Evodia daniellii I 76 34 43 121

Boyds / Own: Stan Fisher / Nom: Stan Fisher

Falsecypress, Hinoki Chamaecyparis obtusa I 111 44 35 164

Silver Spring / Own: Aspin Hill Memorial Park Pet Cemetery / Nom: John Parrish

Falsecypress, Japanese Chamaecyparis pisifera I 133 75 34.5 217

Gaithersburg / Own: Kathryn Schumacher / Nom: Jack Schumacher

Fir, Nordmann Abies nordmanniana I 141 89 56 244

Gaithersburg / Own: Patrick O’Boyle/St. Rose of Lima Church / Nom: St. Rose of Lima Church

Flame Tree, Chinese Koelreuteria bipinata I 46 33 46.5 91

Bethesda / Own: National Institutes of Health / Nom: Brandon Hartz

Franklin-tree Franklinia alatamaha N 26 32 32 66

Brookeville / Own: WSSC / Nom: Jim Benton

Fringetree, White Chionanthus virginicus N 17 27 23 50

Bethesda / Own: M-NCPPC, McCrillis Gardens / Nom: Joe Howard

Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba I 169 98 91 290

Brinklow / Own: Ryan & Mackenzie McNally / Nom: Orris Minar

Glorybower, Harlequin Clerodendrum trichotomum I 33 40 34 82

Chevy Chase / Own: Theodora Broulik / Nom: Frank Broulik

Goldenraintree Koelreuteria paniculata I 124 64 60 203

Rockville / Own: City of Rockville, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater / Nom: Wayne Noll

Gum, Black (Tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica N 210 34 93.5 327

Silver Spring / Own: Joe Hudson / Nom: Doug Sievers

Hackberry, Asian Celtis sinensis I 53 38 39 101

Garrett Park / Own: Town of Garrett Park / Nom: Phil Normandy

Hackberry, Common Celtis occidentalis N 172 124 55 310

Dickerson / Own: M-NCPPC, Dickerson Conservation Park / Nom: Holly Thomas, Mike Little

Hawthorn, Glossy Crataegus nitida I 28 29 31 65

Silver Spring / Own: Falkland Chase Apartments / Nom: John Parrish

Hemlock, Carolina Tsuga caroliniana N 52 53 31 113

Bethesda / Own: National Institutes of Health / Nom: Lynn Mueller

Hemlock, Eastern Tsuga canadensis N 170 79 65 265

Bethesda / Own: Rochambeau French International School / Nom: Lou Small

Hemlock, Eastern Weeping Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’ I 102 17 38 129

Brinklow / Own: Jeffrey Ross / Nom: Joli McCathran

Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis N 172 89 94 285

Poolesville / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Tighe Holden

Hickory, Mockernut Carya tomentosa N 110 77 45 198

Silver Spring / Own: Montgomery County Public Schools / Nom: John Parrish

Hickory, Pignut Carya glabra N 149 102 82 272

Brookeville / Own: Paul Arey / Nom: Tighe Holden

Hickory, Red Carya ovalis N 113 130 65 259

Bethesda / Own: M-NCPPC, Cabin John Creek SVP / Nom: Tighe Holden




County and State champion Black Willow, Salix nigra, NIH campus, Bethesda.

The photo illustrates the American Forests guideline for measuring a multi-trunked tree ( just the largest one at 4.5'!)

“In a 2018 paper looking at 48 different forest plots, [Jim Lutz, a professor of forest ecology at Utah State University], found that the largest 1 percent of trees contain fully half of all the above-ground live biomass, which also means half of all the carbon, since the two are directly correlated. Young trees sequester carbon faster, packing it on in the vigorous growth of their early years, but they can’t begin to compete with what large trees have been able to build into their trunks and branches through years and years of maturation. ‘You can’t sequester a lot of carbon without big trees,’ Lutz says. ‘You just can’t do it.’ ” 3

National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner



INCHESHT

FEETCROWN

FEETTOTAL

POINTS

Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata N 122 87 81 229

Chevy Chase / Own: Bill & Helen Mills / Nom: Bill Mills

Holly, American Ilex opaca N 110 71 52 194

Bethesda / Own: Rochambeau French International School / Nom: Guy Fogle

Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos N 133 81 77 233

Ashton / Own: Sunny Banvaid / Nom: Sunny Banvaid

Hophornbeam, American Ostrya virginiana N 20 58 33 86

Potomac / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Sam Castillo

Hornbeam (Musclewood) Carpinus caroliniana N 92 39 42 142

Rockville / Own: Samuel & Ann Mazzuca / Nom: John Parrish

Horsechestnut, Common Aesculus hippocastanum N 161 89 55 264

Brookeville / Own: Nancy & Richard Arthur / Nom: Lynn & Bruce Bartlett

Katsuratree Cercidiphyllum japonicum I 151 65 65.5 232

Rockville / Own: Rockville Cemetery Assoc. / Nom: Steve Mader

Larch, Golden Pseudolarix amabilis N 71 41 49.5 124

Bethesda / Own: Brandon Hartz / Nom: Brandon Hartz

Lilac Tree, Chinese Syringa x chinensis N 27 29 21.5 58

Cloverly / Own: Anthony Doyle / Nom: Joe Howard

Linden, European Tilia x europaea I 288 112 81 420

Silver Spring / Own: Woodland Horse Center / Nom: Woodland Horse Center

Linden, Littleleaf Tilia cordata I 187 60 76 266

Rockville / Own: MCPS, Carl Sandberg School / Nom: Lew Bloch

Linden, Silver Tilia tomentosa I 204 104 73.5 326

Olney / Own: Paula & John Kearney / Nom: Montgomery County Forestry Board

Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia I 163 87 64 266

Boyds / Own: Micheal Rusin / Nom: Joe Howard

Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia I 164 90 63 270

Brinklow / Own: Jeffrey Ross / Nom: Jeffrey Ross

Magnolia, Bigleaf Magnolia macrophylla N 41 69 23 116


Magnolia, Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata N 146 94 64 256

Sandy Spring / Own: Catherine Farquhar / Nom: Helen Farquhar

Magnolia, Kobus Magnolia kobus I 135 42 83 198

Kensington / Own: Sarah & Nathan Engle / Nom: Janet Fernandez

Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia x soulangeana I 132 32 52 177

Boyds / Own: Tom & Lois Donlin / Nom: Victor Pepe

Magnolia, Southern Magnolia grandiflora N 139 64 50.5 216

Silver Spring / Own: Thomas & Morgan Holmes / Nom: Kathy Williams

Magnolia, Southern Magnolia grandiflora N 139 59 53 211

Silver Spring / Own: St. Michael’s Catholic Church / Nom: Joe Howard

Magnolia, Star Magnolia stellata I 72 27 33 107

Washington Grove / Own: David Wilmering / Nom: Joli McCathran



New County champion American Elm, Ulmus Americana, Chevy Chase

The canopy of this magnificent tree fills the owner’s yard and the three adjoining neighbors’ yards and completely frames the house’s front view, making photographing the tree very difficult! Kudos to photographer Joli McCathran. One can only imagine the enormous cooling effects of this tree on the owners’ home.



“…the conservation and protection of large girth trees, whether as components in an old growth forest or as large individual specimens . . . should be encouraged”1


State champion Alaskan Cedar aka Nootka cypress, Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Montgomery County



HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana N 38 48 23 92


Magnolia, Umbrella Magnolia tripetala N 19 50 19 74

Silver Spring / Own: M-NCPPC, Sligo Creek SVP / Nom: Sally Gagne

Magnolia, Umbrella Magnolia tripetala N 29 34 38.5 73

Brinklow / Own: Ryan & Mackenzie McNally / Nom: Vince Fillah

Magnolia, Yulan Magnolia denudata I 85 62 36 156

Gaithersburg / Own: M-NCPPC, Pope Farm / Nom: Carole Bergmann

Maple, Japanese Acer palmatum I 121 40 59 176

Germantown / Own: Reine and Rick Moore / Nom: Reine and Rick Moore

Maple, Nikko Acer maximowiczianum I 113 68 59 196


Maple, Norway Acer platanoides NNI 158 69 75.5 246

Beallsville / Own: Am Kolel Sanctuary / Nom: Vince Berg

Maple, Paperbark Acer griseum I 60 42 36.5 111

Wheaton / Own: M-NCPPC, Brookside Gardens / Nom: David Vismara

Maple, Red Acer rubrum N 187 114 76 320

Sandy Spring / Own: M-NCPPC, Northwest Branch SVP / Nom: Vince Fillah

Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum N 279 90 82 390

Dickerson / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Dominic Quattrocchi

Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum N 160 90 97 274

Chevy Chase / Own: Holland Family / Nom: Martha Holland

Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum N 171 78 84 270

Potomac / Own: Unknown / Nom: Marcy Kozar

Maple, Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus I 88 48 39 146

Silver Spring / Own: Alan Crane / Nom: Alan Crane

Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria araucana I 53 45 25 104

Rockville / Own: Jonathan & Caren Matzkin / Nom: Diane Lewis

Mountain-Laurel Kalmia latifolia N 10 16 18 31

Bethesda / Own: M-NCPPC, McCrillis Gardens / Nom: Mary Bradford

Mountainash, European Sorbus aucuparia I 41 37 31 86

Rockville / Own: Ursula Sabra Sukinik / Nom: Ursula Sabra Sukinik

Mulberry, Paper Broussonetia papyrifera I 63 55 55 132

Darnestown / Own: Yambaye Ngueto / Nom: Joe Howard

Mulberry, Red Morus rubra N 187 51 56 252

Bethesda / Own: Anita & Jesse Draper / Nom: Ralph Buglass

Mulberry, White Morus alba N 133 62 53.5 208

Darnestown / Own: Bradford Stone / Nom: Joli McCathran

Oak, Black Quercus velutina N 241 101 92 365

Gaithersburg / Own: Jill Andonian / Nom: Tighe Holden

Oak, blackjack Quercus marilandica N 65 75 36 149

Washington Grove / Own: Town of Washington Grove / Nom: Joli McCathran


National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y



New County Co-champions Sweet Cherry trees, Prunus aviumChevy Chase (left) and Bethesda (right).

"... public and private urban tree resources and programs are geared almost entirely to planting trees and almost not at all to maintaining trees.” 5


HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Oak, Bur (Mossy-cup) Quercus macrocarpa N 156 97 121 283

Chevy Chase / Own: Village of Chevy Chase / Nom: Village of Chevy Chase

Oak, Chestnut Quercus montana N 196 107 74 322

Potomac / Own: M-NCPPC, Blockhouse Point Conservation Park / Nom: Tighe Holden

Oak, Chinkapin Quercus muehlenbergii N 185 73 87 280

Carderock / Own: NPS, C&O Canal NHP, Great Falls / Nom: John Parrish

Oak, Northern Red Quercus rubra N 289 116 101 430

Rockville / Own: M-NCPPC, Rock Creek Regional Park / Nom: Joe Howard

Oak, Nuttall Quercus nuttallii I 70 50 41 130

Wheaton / Own: M-NCPPC, Brookside Gardens / Nom: Joe Howard

Oak, Oriental (Cork) Quercus variabilis I 112 108 97 244


Oak, Overcup Quercus lyrata N 138 124 74 281

Poolesville / Own: DNR-McKee Besher WMA / Nom: Tighe Holden

Oak, Overcup Quercus lyrata N 139 128 76 286

Dickerson / Own: DNR-McKee-Basher WMA / Nom: Tighe Holden

Oak, Pin Quercus palustris N 171 113 98.5 309

Silver Spring / Own: Valerie Tripp & Michael Petty / Nom: Valerie Tripp & Michael Petty

Oak, Post Quercus stellata N 129 92 82 242

Chevy Chase / Own: Harry Jerome Bracken, Jr. / Nom: Joe Howard

Oak, Sawtooth Quercus acutissima NNI 168 87 104 281

Silver Spring / Own: MC-DOT / Nom: Tighe Holden

Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea N 207 110 95.5 340

Bethesda / Own: Neil & Deborah Fantom / Nom: Lore B. Kairys

Oak, Shingle Quercus imbricaria N 164 80 80 264

Derwood / Own: M-NCPPC, Ag History Farm Park / Nom: Tighe Holden

Oak, Shumard Quercus shumardii N 272 133 125 436

Glen Echo / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Lou Aronica

Oak, Southern Red Quercus falcata N 216 109 93 348

Rockville / Own: Melissa Bagherian & Daniel Postell / Nom: Rand Postell

Oak, Swamp Chestnut Quercus michauxii N 157 98 72 273

Potomac / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Michael Ellis, Tighe Holden

Oak, Swamp white Quercus bicolor N 185 101 83.5 307

Brookeville / Own: M-NCPPC, Hawlings River Stream Valley / Nom: Tighe Holden

Oak, Water Quercus nigra N 180 91 96 291

Bethesda / Own: Ashikur Rahmam / Nom: Ashikur Rahmam

Oak, White Quercus alba N 244 86 107.5 357

North Bethesda / Own: M-NCPPC, Rock Creek SVP / Nom: MCFB

Oak, Willow Quercus phellos N 214 97 117 340

Silver Spring / Own: Tyler & Gina Robinson / Nom: Friends of Sligo Creek

Osage-orange Maclura pomifera N 153 68 47 233

Gaithersburg / Own: State of Maryland, Seneca Creek State Park / Nom: Joe Howard


National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y


Horsechestnut, Aesculus hippocastanumBrookeville

County Champion, third largest in state since 1999.


“Scientists are learning that large, old trees are the most valuable, especially in cities. They capture the most storm water and take the most pressure off our overtaxed streams and rivers. They put on wood fastest and take the most carbon out of the air. They harbor the most wildlife. They can lower summer temperatures by 20 degrees or more. They raise property values.” 5

https://www.epa.gov/heat-islands/using-trees-and-vegetation-reduce-heat-islands


HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Osage-orange Maclura pomifera N 162 47 58 231

Wheaton / Own: M-NCPPC, Wheaton Regional Park / Nom: Paul Carlson

Pagodatree, Japanese Styphnolobium japonicum I 93 50 53 156

Silver Spring / Own: Leisure World / Nom: Joe Howard

Pagodatree, Japanese Styphnolobium japonicum I 105 32 63 153

Bethesda / Own: National Institutes of Health / Nom: Lynn Mueller (Mr.)

Parrotia, Persian Parrotia persica I 32 45 26 84

Brookeville / Own: Lisa & Matthew Dyer / Nom: Anne Brooks

Paulownia Paulownia tomentosa NNI 195 62 68 274

Gaithersburg / Own: City of Gaithersburg, Summit Hall Park / Nom: Frances Kellerman

Pawpaw, Common Asimina triloba N 37 59 35 105


Pear, Bradford Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ NNI 111 61 64 188

Potomac / Own: USPS/Bolger Center / Nom: Bolger Center

Pear, Common Pyrus communis N 50 62 32 120

Gaithersburg / Own: State of Maryland, Strider Wildlife Mgmt Area / Nom: Tom Decker

Pecan Carya illinoinensis N 138 128 121 296

Potomac / Own: Greg Gosnell / Nom: Greg Gosnell

Pine, Austrian Pinus nigra I 73 58 33 139

Silver Spring / Own: Woodland Horse Center / Nom: Stan Slater

Pine, Himalayan Pinus wallichiana I 89 71 48 172


Pine, Japanese Umbrella Sciadopitys verticillata I 43 45 31.5 96

Bethesda / Own: M-NCPPC, McCrillis Gardens / Nom: Nancy Woods

Pine, Japanese Umbrella Sciadopitys verticillata I 44 49 25 99

Potomac / Own: Barbara Brown / Nom: Barbara Brown

Pine, Loblolly Pinus taeda N 123 105 66.5 245

Kensington / Own: Catherine & Scott Gordon / Nom: Joli McCathran, Joe Howard

Pine, Longleaf Pinus palustris N 98 43 44 152

Silver Spring / Own: James Roles / Nom: Conservation Montgomery

Pine, Pitch Pinus rigida N 83 95 37 187

Bethesda / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Tighe Holden

Pine, Ponderosa Pinus ponderosa I 57 60 24 123

Germantown / Own: Lucy Alexander / Nom: Lucy Alexander

Pine, Red Pinus resinosa N 64 89 19 158

Olney / Own: Olney Golf Park / Nom: Joe Howard

Pine, Shortleaf Pinus echinata N 82 93 44.5 186

Washington Grove / Own: Town of Washington Grove, Chestnut Rd. & Oak St. / Nom: John Bradfield

Pine, Shortleaf Pinus echinata N 91 82 45.5 184

Potomac / Own: HOA, Greenbriar Investments, LLC / Nom: John Parrish

Pine, Slash Pinus elliotti I 76 66 54 169

Gaithersburg / Own: National Institute of Standards and Technology / Nom: Montgomery County Forestry Board


National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y



HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Pine, Table Mountain Pinus pungens N 62 92 31 162

Potomac / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP, Great Falls / Nom: Tighe Holden

Pine, Virginia Pinus virginiana N 99 59 46 170

Silver Spring / Own: US FDA / Nom: Tighe Holden

Pine, White Pinus strobus N 168 88 71.5 274

Olney / Own: M-NCPPC, Olney Acres Park / Nom: Mike Little

Plum, Cherry Prunus cerasifera I 35 27 24 68

Silver Spring / Own: Keith Miller & Debra Street / Nom: Keith Miller

Pondcypress Taxodium ascendens I 158 104 37.5 271

Darnestown / Own: Gregory & Barbara Linteris / Nom: Juan Paez

Poplar, Japanese Populus maximowiczii I 82 80 53 175

Boyds / Own: Stan Fisher / Nom: Stan Fisher

Poplar, Lombardy Populus nigra ‘Italica’ I 84 80 25 170

Silver Spring / Own: Michael & Kathleen Johns / Nom: Gary Guenther

Poplar, White Populus alba I 118 86 77 223

Silver Spring / Own: Katherine Field & Ryan McDevitt / Nom: Tighe Holden

Privet, Chinese Ligstrum sinense I 30 21 25 57

Takoma Park / Own: ROW / Nom: Joe Howard

Pussy Willow, Japanese Salix chaenomeloides I 24 30 36.5 63


Redbud Cercis canadensis N 129 23 25 158

Rockville / Own: State of Maryland, State Highway Administration / Nom: Marco Fuster

Weeping Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’Brinklow



National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y

“It’s easy to get donors or taxpayers excited about organizing 100 volunteers to plant 1,000 trees. Nobody gets excited about the words ‘preventive maintenance’.” 5


HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Redbud Cercis canadensis N 113 32 32 153

Chevy Chase / Own: Michael & Jane Houlihan / Nom: Jim Harris

Redcedar, Eastern Juniperus virginiana N 156 73 36 238

Rockville / Own: Victor Palmeiro / Nom: John Parrish

Redwood, Coast Sequoia sempervirens I 91 63 34 163

Silver Spring / Own: John & Katherine Lopez / Nom: John Parrish

Redwood, Dawn Metasequoia glyptostroboides I 176 87 43 274

Colesville / Own: Gerald Kalish / Nom: Michael Betteridge

Rhododendron ‘catawba’ Rhododendron catawba N 3 15 15.5 34

Silver Spring / Own: Stephen Frost & Barbara Matthews / Nom: Joe Howard

Sassafras, Common Sassafras albidum N 150 75 47 237

Silver Spring / Own: Lisa Ross / Nom: Joe Howard

Serviceberry, Downy Amelanchier arborea N 28 49 22 82

Boyds / Own: Peg Coleman / Nom: Jim & Peg Coleman

Silberbell, Two-Winged Halesia diptera var. magniflora I 17 23 23 46


Silverbell, Carolina Halesia carolinia N 92 77 62 185

Silver Spring / Own: Nancy Shapiro / Nom: Richard C. Murray

Weeping Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’Brinklow



Japanese Umbrella Pine, Sciadopitys verticillatePotomac


HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Smoketree, American Cotinus obovatus I 61 20 29 88

Silver Spring / Own: Linda & Matthew Austin / Nom: Joe Howard

Snowbell, Japanese Styrax japonicus I 48 33 33 89


Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum N 59 48 32 115

Silver Spring / Own: Robert & Ann Middleton / Nom: Joe Howard

Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum N 46 58 33.5 112

Silver Spring / Own: Maria Velez & Wayne Santoro / Nom: Margaret Madert

Spicebush Lindera benzoin N 27 17 23 50

Clarksburg / Own: M-NCPPC, Little Bennett Regional Park / Nom: Keith Sanderson

Spruce, Blue Picea pungens N 107 44 19.5 156

Silver Spring / Own: Angela Panza / Nom: Angela Panza

Spruce, Norway Picea abies I 180 100 59.5 295

Brookeville / Own: Faith Vredenburg / Nom: Donna Will

Spruce, Oriental Picea orientalis I 63 73 14 140

Takoma Park / Own: Stacey Marnell / Nom: John Parrish

Stewartia, Japanese Stewartia pseudocamellia I 24 34 17 62


Sugarberry Celtis laevigata N 131 68 49 211

Seneca / Own: NPS, C & O Canal NHP / Nom: Tighe Holden

Sugarberry Celtis laevigata N 126 65 84 212

Dickerson / Own: Don Pleasants / Nom: Joe Howard

Sumac, Staghorn Rhus typhina N 24 27 11 54

Gaithersburg / Own: MD-DOT / Nom: Tighe Holden

Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua N 169 98 77 245

Brinklow / Own: Ryan & Mackenzie McNally / Nom: Orris Minar

Sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis N 310 138 108 475

Dickerson / Own: M-NCPPC, Dickerson Conservation Park / Nom: Dale Crigger

Tamarack Larix laricina N 89 73 86 184

Rockville / Own: SHA-ROW / Nom: Laura Miller

Texas redbud Ceris canadensis var. texensis N 20 19 23.5 45

Chevy Chase / Own: Audubon Naturalist Society / Nom: Phil Normandy

Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima NNI 109 82 47 203

Bethesda / Own: Aish Hatorah of Washington / Nom: Tighe Holden

Viburnum, Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium N 69 26 32 103

Silver Spring / Own: Elizabeth Atzert / Nom: John Parrish

Walnut, Black Juglans nigra N 190 99 90 312

Olney / Own: Thrift Shop at Montgomery General Hospital / Nom: Donna Will

White-cedar, Northern Thuja occidentalis N 104 94 41 208

Brookeville / Own: Alan Nash / Nom: Tighe Holden


National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y

“We don’t need to just plant trees. We also need to take care of them.” 5



HT FEET

CROWN FEET

TOTAL POINTS

Willow, Black Salix nigra N 75 58 74 164

Bethesda / Own: National Institutes of Health / Nom: Edward Russell

Willow, Weeping Salix babylonica I 172 67 64 255

Potomac / Own: Unknown / Nom: Tighe Holden

Witchhazel, Vernal Hamamelis vernalis N 12 22 25.5 40

Bethesda / Own: M-NCPPC, McCrillis Gardens / Nom: Joe Howard, Nancy Woods

Yellow-poplar (Tuliptree) Liriodendron tulipifera N 318 109 89.5 449

Brookeville / Own: HOA, Manor Oaks Neighborhood Assoc / Nom: Dominic Quattrocchi

Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea N 126 82 78.5 228

Silver Spring / Own: M-NCPPC, Sligo Creek SVP / Nom: John Parrish

Yew, English Taxus baccata I 50 37 35 96

Washington Grove / Own: Town of Washington Grove, Knott Park / Nom: Joli McCathran

Yew, Japanese Taxus cuspidata I 134 31 55 179

Brinklow / Own: Jeffrey Ross / Nom: Joe Howard

Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova serrata I 227 84 103 337

Garrett Park / Own: Sanjay Pahuja & Catherine Kelly / Nom: Phil Normandy

National Champ

State Champ

N Native



Nom Nominator

Own Owner


Y


ALERT FOR PERMIT APPLICATION REFERENCE

The information contained in this Register is current at the time of publication but is updated quarterly. For purposes of compliance with the Montgomery County Forest Conservation law, current information can be found by contacting the Montgomery County Department of Planning, Forest Conservation Coordinator.

Bibliography1. Chi, Yeong Nain; Bardsley, James S.; Bishop, Tracie J., “Carbon

Sequestration Assessment of Selected Campus Champion Trees”, Journal of Forests, June 2020, Volume 7, 1, pp 9017. http://www.conscientiabeam.com/journal/101/html/5973.

2. GreenBlue Urban, undated, https://greenblue.com/na/green-infrastructure/benefits-of-urban-trees/.

3. Jarvis, Brooke, Wired, “The Greatest Climate-Protecting Technology Ever Devised”, April 1, 2020. https://www.wired.com/story/trees-plants-nature-best-carbon-capture-technology-ever/.

4. Nowack, David J.; Hoehn, Robert; and Crane, Daniel E, “Oxygen Production by Urban Trees in the United States,” Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, 2007. 33(3):220-226. https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/jrnl/2007/nrs_2007_nowak_001.pdf.

5. Popkin, Gabriel, The Washington Post, Local Opinions, “We don’t need to just plant trees. We also need to take care of them”, January 30, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/we-dont-need-to-just-plant-trees-we-also-need-to-take-care-of-them/2020/01/30/8cc7af56-421d-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html.

6. Stecker, Tiffany, E&E reporter, ClimateWire, “Old trees store more carbon, more quickly, than younger trees, Thursday, January 16, 2014. https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2014/01/16/stories/1059993010.

FATHER OF CHAMPION TREES

The person so frequently pictured in photos throughout this Register is, of course, our beloved Champion Tree contest founder and dedicated tree measurer, Mr. Joe Howard.

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Thanks & AcknowledgementsIn addition to Pepco, an Exelon Company, the Montgomery County Forestry Board extends our deep appreciation to the Maryland Urban and Community Forest Committee and Chris Renshaw and her team at Text Design for the design of this 2021-2022 Register.

For the continued management, maintenance and communication of the Montgomery County list of champion trees our thanks go to Ken and Joli McCathran.

For support of our champion tree program and creating certificates for the champion tree owners, we thank the Montgomery Soil Conservation District.

For scholarship support for Montgomery County students attend-ing the state-wide Natural Resources Career Camp (NRCC), we give thanks to Ashton Manor Environmental, LLC.

For providing physical space and logistical support for Forestry Board meetings we thank Laurie Jenkins and the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center


Jim Harris, Chair, Rockville

Linda Pepe, Vice Chair, Barnesville

Joli McCathran, Treasurer, Washington Grove

Carole Bergmann, Clarksburg

Eddie Franceschi, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Joe Howard, Silver Spring

Laurie Jenkins, Montgomery County Public Schools

Marty Kelly, Kelly Landscaping

Norman King III, Discount Tree Service, Inc.

Dan Landry, Pepco, an Exelon Company

Laura Miller, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Dominic Quattrocchi, MNCPPC, Department of Parks

Dan Lewis, Secretary, Maryland Project Forester

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Date Nominator of tree

Nominator’s address

Nominator’s phone Nominator's Email

Tree Species (If exact species is unknown, give common name, or best guess)

Tree Location GPS Coordinates (opt.)

Circumference (distance around trunk) at 4.5 Feet above ground level _________________ inches Height ___________ feet Spread ___________ feet

Owner of tree

Owner’s address

Owner’s phone Owner's Email

You Can Nominate a Champion Tree

The Forestry Board invites you to nominate a tree for the champion and big tree list at any time. Forestry Board representatives measure nominated trees, and then keep track of the big trees by visiting and measuring them at least once every ten years.

If you think you’ve discovered a tree larger than the ones noted in this register or a tree species for which there is no champion, the Forestry Board welcomes your nomination.

Nominate online www.montgomerycountymd.gov/green/trees/champion-trees.html

Nominate by mail Photocopy this form, fill it out and send it to MD DNR Forest Service 17400 Annapolis Rock Road, Woodbine, MD 21797.

Nominate by email Photocopy this form, fill it out, scan it and attach it to an email to [email protected]

To learn more about champion trees, visit our website, www.mcmdforestryboard.org, for links to state and national lists.

A publication of the Montgomery County Forest Conservancy District Board, a member of The Maryland Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards.

2021-2022 Register of Champion Trees teamJoe Howard, Joli McCathran, Linda Pepe, Holly Thomas

PhotographersJoli McCathran,

© April 2021

MCFB’s dedicated tree measuring team, Joe Howard

and Joli McCathran

HOW IS A TREE MEASURED?

Fred Besley devised the measuring system for Maryland in 1925 that would become standard for the national competition started by the American Forestry Association in 1940. In fact, Fred Besley provided the first official measurement of the former national champion Wye Oak.

To evaluate the relative size of a tree, the circumference of the trunk in inches (at 4.5 feet above the ground) and the height and crown spread in feet are added together to arrive at a number of points for each tree. This number is then used for comparison of tree sizes in each species. The formula is:

Circumference (inches) + height of tree (feet) + 25% of the average crown spread (feet) = Total Points.

If trees are within 5 points of each other, they are considered co-champions.

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2021-2022 Register of Champion Trees for Montgomery County

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